About the Authors

Ruth E. Timme

retimme@gmail.com

Affiliation Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Tsvetan R. Bachvaroff

Affiliation Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Smithsonian Institution, Edgewater, Maryland, United States of America

Charles F. Delwiche

Affiliations Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RET TRB CFD. Performed the experiments: RET TRB. Analyzed the data: RET TRB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RET CFD. Wrote the paper: RET TRB CFD.